sticky

べたべたした、粘着性のある

触れた物にくっつき、落としにくい膜を残すことが多い。

やさしい英語で： Clinging to things it touches, often leaving a layer that is hard to remove.

• My hands are sticky.
• The honey left a sticky patch on the table.
• Wash the sticky juice off your fingers.

よく使う表現： sticky fingers, sticky hands, sticky mess, sticky tape

厄介な、難しい

対処が難しく、間違えると問題になりかねない。

やさしい英語で： Difficult or awkward to deal with, especially because a mistake could cause trouble.

• We are in a sticky situation.
• Pay became a sticky issue during the negotiations.
• She helped us through a sticky patch.

類義語： tricky, awkward, difficult

反対語： straightforward

よく使う表現： sticky situation, sticky problem, sticky issue

付箋

短いメモを書くための、一部が物の表面に貼り付く小さな紙。

やさしい英語で： A small piece of paper with a part that attaches to surfaces, used for short notes.

• She left a sticky on my desk.
• I wrote the password hint on a sticky.
• His screen was covered with colourful stickies.

類義語： sticky note

よく使う表現： yellow sticky, write a sticky, sticky on something